Jon Krampner (born in 1952 in New York City) is an American journalist and author of biographies, popular history and short stories.
Ernest Lehman was the screenwriter of films such as Somebody Up There Likes Me, Sweet Smell of Success, North By Northwest, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Krampner is also the author of short stories, including The Provence Lane Haunting (2002), The Mazeroski Blues (2016), and Why I Built My House the Way I Did (2017).
In its review of The Man in the Shadows, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Krampner weaves Coe’s story with solid writing, subtle humor and a slavish devotion to detail.
It is well researched, [...] includes extensive and detailed notes, and is generally fascinating.”[4] The New Yorker said it was "crucial",[5] while Kirkus Reviews said it presented "a steadily turning kaleidoscope of vivid, unsettling images.